Actor and comedian Steve Martin was among the celebrities weighing in via Twitter on the all-too-soon death of actress and Star Wars icon Carrie Fisher.

“Was” being the operative word, because a tweet Martin had sent out Tuesday afternoon, which had garnered over 11,000 likes and over 2,000 retweets, promptly disappeared shortly thereafter.

But, Hollywood Reporter had already copied the tweet:

.@SteveMartinToGo pays tribute to Carrie Fisher https://t.co/RKfUe4G1fE pic.twitter.com/PXDJ5e7pKX

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) December 27, 2016

So, was Martin’s tweet a victim of political correctness run amok? It would seem so. Consider the words of Claire Landsbaum of New York magazine’s The Cut:

“But that characterization of Leia — as a wet dream for prepubescent men — is something Fisher spoke out against her whole career…” Landsbaum writes of Martin’s tweet. “So remember Fisher for her immense talent, her outspoken feminism, and her moving commentary on mental health — not for the way she looked onscreen.”

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Steve Martin's tweet about Carrie Fisher is extremely bad https://t.co/if7QV6Ow3b

— The Cut (@TheCut) December 27, 2016

Many on social media saw this as an example of the PC police, and weren’t afraid to voice their opinions on the matter:

don't see anything wrong with it whatsoever.

— austin gebbia (@austin_gebbia) December 27, 2016

https://twitter.com/MidasRex1998/status/813926524697112576

why would you use her as click bait?! Steve Martin was remembering her as the "total package" – one of the highest compliments!

— LB (@lindsayayres) December 27, 2016

It was a sweet tweet. Just stop.

— Pam (@lifebythecreek) December 28, 2016

https://twitter.com/ThePurpleCat16/status/813919376416116736

https://twitter.com/Sheila1255/status/813916567754932224

https://twitter.com/MetricButtload/status/813901980447948800

Tasteless because he thought she was pretty? That is SJW crazy…

— SarahAnnRhoades (@SarahAnnRhoades) December 28, 2016

https://twitter.com/CaesarNero1/status/813940481826623488

https://twitter.com/SpacePirate_JFT/status/813891236096540675

I'm convinced some folks just sit around on offendcon 1. They don't feel complete unless they feel outrage.

— Jeff Kemp (@jkempcpa) December 28, 2016

In fact, a look at reactions to The Cut’s post reveal a stunning majority who reflect these sentiments. It would seem, thankfully, that more and more people are growing tired of the PC-police.

Now, if Steve Martin hadn’t deleted that tweet!

H/T Twitchy

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